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Bushwig

From the mid-eighties to the middle of the first decade of this century, an annual gathering of drag queens called Wigstock filled Tompkins Square Park and, later, the Hudson River Piers. Carrying the torch over the East River, to Secret Project Robot’s experimental space in the industrial-artistic enclave of Bushwick, this gathering fills the big-hair void. Now in its third year, the event features more than a hundred and sixty performers and d.j.s. Highlights include an appearance by New York’s incomparable performance artist and playwright Penny Arcade, as well as the outrageously smart, grotesque, and innovative multidisciplinary performance art of Dynasty Handbag. There will also be music from the Bottoms and Soft Pink Truth and a d.j. set by the activist and former Le Tigre member JD Samson. (389 Melrose St., Brooklyn. secretprojectrobot.org. Sept. 6-7.)